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Marty Friedman and Chris Poland admit Megadeth learned a lot from Metallica
By Phil Weller published
The former Megadeth guitarists believe any bitterness between Mustaine and his old band was blown out of proportion

Steve Vai and Marty Friedman on John Sykes' influence and guitar skills
By Phil Weller published
Friedman has called the late guitarist a “game changer” when it came to solos, while Vai says he could never play guitar like him

Marty Friedman explains why he doesn't practice guitar at home — and why you shouldn't either
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist pushes live performance over practice, saying, "If you go out and do the real thing, you're going to get good at doing the real thing.”

Zakk Wylde on his strange picking technique and two other shredders who have defied convention
By Phil Weller published
Fresh from his recent chats with Guitar Player, Wylde digs into one of the more unusual aspects of his guitar approach

Marty Friedman’s Rust In Peace-era Jackson Kelly has been listed on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
The guitar featured on two Cacophony and two Megadeth albums, and has over 1,000 shows with the thrash legends under its belt

How Marty Friedman wrote one of his greatest Megadeth solos – and the invaluable lesson it taught him about guitar composition
By Jackson Maxwell published
Hangar 18 is one of Friedman's finest hours with the thrash metal legends, and it taught him an invaluable lesson about guitar composition

"He brought the elements of expression that a voice has: sliding, bending and the best vibrato anyone had heard in 1966. Guitar was NOT built to do that!" What Jimi Hendrix means to me – by some of the world's greatest guitar players
By Jason Sidwell last updated
Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Here, Eric Gales, Paul Gilbert, Jennifer Batten, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and more talk about his enduring legacy

John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Marty Friedman and Yngwie Malmsteen Didn't Rely Exclusively on Western Scales - so Why Should You?
By Guitar Player Staff published
Add intriguing twists to your playing with the tonal flavors of the Far East, Middle East, Africa and beyond
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